A/C & Liftgate Glass Problems

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Okay, I used the search(Probably not very well) and didn't find what I was looking for, so new thread time:

1. My A/C is only coming out of the Defroster(rear A/C in center console works fine), why would this be? Vacuum lines?

2. If so how would I go about finding leaks/problems?

3. My glass liftgate closes weird and the panel gap on the driver side is a lot narrower than on the passenger side, how would I remedy this? Just unbolt it(SUPER carefully)?

Thanks in advance for the help, much appreciated.

 

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3. My glass liftgate closes weird and the panel gap on the driver side is a lot narrower than on the passenger side, how would I remedy this? Just unbolt it(SUPER carefully)?

Thanks in advance for the help, much appreciated.

If you are referring to the rear glass window only on the tailgate being out of align, you can start by checking for a tailgate window hinge bolt that is loose and check the tightness on the window bolt itself that is connected to the lower hinge. To get at the hinge bracket bolt that runs through the body of the tailgate itself, you need to pry off the upper area of the inner tailgate trim panel that runs around the top of the window, it just pops off and then you'll see the hinge bolts. Just raise the tailgate to get at the trim panel. You don't need to remove the whole inner tailgate trim panel to get at these bolts. Use a socket with an extension to reach them once the panel is popped off a bit. I just checked mine 2 weeks ago. There is one bolt for each hinge bracket. The tailgate window hinges are known to loosen up over time and sometimes break. New tailgate window hinges cost around $50+ dollars. Check the window struts as well for pressure, they just pop off by prying up on the small metal clip near the rounded end of the strut.

To check the tightness on the star bolt that goes through the window pane itself and connects to the lower hinge point, just raise the window itself or you can raise the whole tailgate as one unit. The bolts are on the inner side of the glass, one on each upper side of the window, 2 in all. DO NOT remove a tailgate window bolt when the window is raised by itself and the window struts are still attached. Remove the 2 window struts first if you plan on removing a window bolt and I would only completely remove a window bolt by leaving the window "latched" to the tailgate and the whole tailgate raised as one unit. Remove one bolt at a time to inspect while leaving the other bolt still attached to the window hinge and the window latched to the tailgate. Re-install the one you removed and inspected and move on to the other one. There is a plastic washer under the head of the window pane bolt, so do not loose them. Do not over tighten the window pane bolts, the window could break and it's an expensive window. The window also has some weight to it, so better to have 2 people lifting it off of the vehicle if that is what you plan on doing. My window pane bolts were rusted, so I removed them one at a time and re-painted them.

BTW, there is also a wiring harness plug that needs to be disconnected under the tailgate trim panel if you plan on removing the window pane.